Spencer Cox: “I agree with essentially all of the arguments that were advanced by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and…”

“I agree with essentially all of the arguments that were advanced by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell) just now in opposition to this bill because everything that they said makes sense. We ought not to have the FCC become the Faith-based Content Commission. The reason we are here on the floor is that that is exactly what the FCC tried to do. Six months ago, the FCC ruled that church services would not qualify as general education programming. Six months ago, the FCC ruled that the broadcast of religious views would not constitute educational programming. The FCC ruled that the broadcast of religious beliefs would not qualify as educational programming. The FCC put this out in the form of a rule. They, not the Congress, put the word 'religion' into the test for whether or not you could get a broadcast license. And so this legislation is necessary to take away that discretion.”